Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-10-04
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
An Epitens Of The Principal Events Now
Attracting Public Interest

New ! Ork hepuDllCaH, hoihiA
Col. Fred. Grant for Secretary OF state
The number of nail makers on a
Strike in Staffordshire alone is l5,ooo,
A French smack reports the loss OF
a vessel with fifty hands, in the English
channel.
Twenty thousand railmakers OF Wor-
cester and Stafford ale on strike ior
an advance of wages.
Cardinal Tasheran visited St. Anne
De Baupre, Quebec, to bless the new
statue OF ST. Anne at the shrine. one
of the three cannon used in saluting
the Cardinal exploded, killing three
residents who were standing close by
Five masked men attacked and
robbed passenger train on the A. q
P. r. r. at Navajo, Arizona. Only the
express car was molested. The ex.
press companies offer a reward OF
$1,000 for the capture OF the rob
bers.
Alfred Horn, VIM. MCGOWAN and
son, and a man whose name Is I'M
known, put off from Seal Rocks,
Scotary island, off Newfoundland, to
set their nets, while heavy sea was
running. Their boat was swamped
and all four were drowned.
While the steamer Yaquina was at
Port Bragg, Cal, August Bachan, chief
engineer, went out in small boat
fishing, accompanied by the cook OF
the steamer. When some distance
out the boat was upset, and both men
were drowned. Their bodies were re-
covered.
A Midland railway train, filled with
excursionists, who were going from
London to Doncaster, to witness the
races at that place, collided with
another train and was wrecked. TWEEN
ty-fve excursionists were killed and
many injured. The total number in
jured is seventy.
The schooner Arethusa arrived at
Gloucester, Mass, and reports that a
terrible hurricane swept over the banks
and great damage was done to vessels
and many fishermen were lost. Four
teen men belonging to the schooner
Nance, of Pubrico, Nova Scotia, were
swept overheard and drowned.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has
delivered an opinion IN the anarchist
case, affirming the judgment of the
court below. The execution will take
place November IL between 10 and 4
o'clock. The opinion by Judge Ma
gruder in this case is that the judg-
ment of the court below is affirmed, as
to all, each and every one of defend
ants.
Three soldiers at Trapani, Italy
were sent to perform disinfecting duty
and were assaulted by mob, who
tried to force them to swallow carboli'
acid which they had been sprinkline
about the streets and houses. One o
the soldiers imbibed the liquid an(
soon after died in horrible agony. TIL,
other two refused to drink the acit
and were killed.
An explosion occurred on board til,
schooner War Eagle, loaded will
naphtha, at her dock in Boston. Tn
vessel was completely burned, togethe
with bridge and Platt & Washburn'
T factory adjoining. A man nance
Henry O'Donnell was burned to death
The steward jumped overheard ant
was drowned. The captain and mat
were very badly burned. Four long
shoremen were BADLY burned.
John Sheridan, a miner, and Chas
+ Young, painter, had row at Win
nemucca, New, which eliminated il
the fatal wounding of Young, Sheri
:, dan attempted to escape to the hills
but was followed by Sheriff Fellow
and posse, who overlook him two mile
from town. Seeing himself surroCnde
on the plain by horsemen, he brar
dished his revolver and shot nimse
through the head, dying instantly.
Professor Thomas A. Edison, tn
electrician, will soon build winte
home at the new town of Thermalitt
:, Butte county, Cal. Edison has bee
" for several years experimenting wit
# specimens OF black sand deposit fror
a this county, and endeavoring to e.
tract the gold contained therein.
:. laboratory will be built at Thermalit'
- similar to the one erected by him s
8 Fort Myers, Florida, which has hitl
-, erto been his winter home.
r. An explosion occurred in the gr
, Gerry store Of Dominick NJ Messina,
\ New Orleans, aud moment later Il
=. entire building was on fire and all e
:, cape from the upper stories, whel
y the Messina family resided, was cut Of
The fire must have been burning {,
e some time before the explosion, whic
IL was doubtless caused by the ignitio
of powder, which Messini kept f
II sale. When the firemen reached IL
n scene the voices Of the family could
IS heard mingled with the roaring al
n cracking of the flames, crying for bel
ut Every effort of the tiremen to reset
g the unfortunate persons failed, al
ID the entire family, consisting of Me
;, sina, his wife and four little childre
g were burned to death.
A dispatch from orovillc, Cal, say
rs Water has been successfully turn,
te through Big Bend tunnel. This la
n dry thirteen miles of main Feath
pr river never worked by miners, and
lie is thought that the ground will be il
~ mensely rich. The tunnel is 81 mil
i long and 1916 feet in size, and abo
al 100 inches of water is flowing throu,
a it. A force Of 100 men have been Ell
i, ployed on this work day and night
No four years, and the cost exceeds 5
~ O00,0O Last year it was thought
be completed, and when the low wat